nd says, 'What hideous colors!' and I doubt if I could even give it
away, although it would be considered a superior rug in Turkey."

_Kutahia_ sends out Anatolian rugs of goat's hair and wool. Some
improvement has been noticed in the rugs recently.

_Ladik_ prayer rugs were made in the ancient city of Laodicea. They are
among the finest rugs of old workmanship. The field is of a solid color,
often a rich wine-red. The niche is serrated on the inside to the apex,
which is enclosed by straight lines. On the outside of the niche one
often sees the hook design, extending into the upper field, which in its
turn is frequently ornamented with lancet-shaped leaves and floral
forms. The Rhodian lily sometimes plays a part in the border design.
White, red, blue, a light tan, and green, with an occasional touch of
violet, are used. The webbing is red, and extends about an inch and a
half, when a narrow fringe finishes the ends.

_Meles_ (Melhaz) rugs of modern make are of coarse texture, and
brilliant in fugitive dyes of red, yellow, blue, and green. They find a
market at Milassa. The modern prayer rug does not compare favorably in
any way with the antique. The texture of the ancient rug is thin, but
with a wealth of coloring and blending of hues, as beautiful as rare.
Sometimes, too, the Ghiordes panel is seen above the niche. A good deal
of black was used in the old rugs, but, as is usual in antiques, it has
gradually disappeared with age. Violet, too, is a color that was
sometimes used with great effect in old rugs.

_Mohair_ rugs are made of the soft, silky hair of the Angora goat; but
though beautiful, they are not durable, as experiments tried at Akhissar
and Kulah have shown.

_Mosul_ rugs are strong and rich in colorings of blue, yellow, green,
and red. The designs are rather striking, and with their silky softness
these rugs are generally desirable. The best are made of camel's hair,
including the outer border, but occasionally they are made partly of
goat's hair. They are now made in several Turkish provinces, and are
often wrongly called Persian rugs.

At _Ouchak_, with its large population, there are steadily at work about
two thousand looms, giving employment to fully four thousand weavers,
and as many as one hundred and fifty dyers. Ouchak is the principal city
of Asiatic Turkey for the dyeing of the wool of which the rugs are
woven, and that industry is carried on in many factories. Ouchak rugs
have a thick p